1 Chronicles 27–29

Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. ²Over the first course for the first month was ^aJashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ³Of the children of ^bPerez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month. ⁴And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand. ⁵The third captain of the host for the third month was ^cBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ⁶This is that Benaiah, who was ^dmighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son. ⁷The fourth captain for the fourth month was ^eAsahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son ^fafter him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ⁸The fifth captain for the fifth month was ^gShamhuth the ^lIzrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ⁹The sixth captain for the sixth month was ^hIra the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ¹⁰The seventh captain for the seventh month was ⁱHelez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ¹¹The eighth captain for the eighth month was ^jSibbecai the ^kHushathite, of the ^lZarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ¹²The ninth captain for the ninth month was ^mAbiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ¹³The tenth captain for the tenth month was ⁿMaharai the Netophathite, of the ^lZarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ¹⁴The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was ^oBenaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. ¹⁵The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of ^pOthniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁶Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: ¹⁷of the Levites, ^qHashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, ^rZadok: ¹⁸of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: ¹⁹of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: ²⁰of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: ²¹of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, ^sIddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of ^tAbner: ²²of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were ^uthe princes of the tribes of Israel.

²³But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel ^vlike to the stars of the heavens. ²⁴Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he ^wfinished not, because ^xthere fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

²⁵And over the king’s treasures was ^yAzmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: ²⁶and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: ²⁷and over the vineyards was Shimei ^zthe Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi ^athe Shiphmite: ²⁸and over the olive trees and the ^bsycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan ^cthe Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: ²⁹and over the herds that fed in ^dSharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: ³⁰over the camels also was Obil ^ethe Ishmaelite: and over ^fthe asses was Jehdeiah ^gthe Meronothite: ³¹and over the flocks was Jaziz ^hthe Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David’s. ³²Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons: ³³and ⁱAhithophel was the king’s counseller: and ^jHushai the ^kArchite was the king’s ^lcompanion: ³⁴and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of ^mBenaiah, and ⁿAbiathar: and the general of the king’s army was ^oJoab.

XXVIII.And David ^aassembled all the princes of Israel, ^bthe princes of the tribes, and ^cthe captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and ^dthe stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with ^ethe mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. ²Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, ^fI had in mine heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for ^gthe footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: ³but God said unto me, ^hThou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. ⁴Howbeit the Lord God of Israel ⁱchose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel ^jfor ever: for he hath chosen ⁱJudah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, ^kthe house of my father; and ^lamong the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: ^5mand of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) ⁿhe hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of ^othe kingdom of the Lord over Israel. ⁶And he said unto me, ^pSolomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. ⁷Moreover I will establish his kingdom ^jfor ever, ^qif he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. ⁸Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you ^jfor ever. ⁹And thou, Solomon my son, ^rknow thou the God of thy father, and serve him with ^sa perfect heart and with a willing mind: for ^tthe Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth ^uall the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but ^vif thou forsake him, he will ^wcast thee off for ever. ¹⁰Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: ^wwbe strong, and do it.

¹¹Then David gave to Solomon his son ^xthe pattern of ^ythe porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the ^zupper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of ^athe mercy seat, ¹²and the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the ^bchambers round about, ^cof the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicate things: ¹³also for the ^dcourses of the priests and the ^eLevites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord. ¹⁴He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service: ¹⁵even the weight for the ^fcandlesticks of gold, and for their ^glamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. ¹⁶And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver: ¹⁷also pure gold for the ^hfleshhooks, and the ⁱbowls, and the ^kcups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every ^lbason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver: ¹⁸and for the ^maltar of incense ⁿrefined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the ^ochariot of the ^pcherubims, that spread out ^qtheir wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord. ¹⁹All this, ^rsaid David, the Lord made me understand in writing ^sby his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. ²⁰And David said to Solomon his son, ^tBe strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, ^uwill be with thee; ^the will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord. ²¹And behold, ^xthe courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing ^yskilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

XXIX.Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet ^ayoung and tender, and the work is great: for the ^bpalace is not for man, but for the Lord God. ²Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; ^conyx stones, and stones ^dto be set, ^eglistering stones, and ^fof divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and ^gmarble stones in abundance. ³Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, ⁴even ^hthree thousand talents of gold, of the gold of ⁱ…